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THE MAROON VOL. 81, NO. 13 FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2003 "For a greater Loyola" Students face few book choices Buy back policy provides students with little change By Earl Descant Contributing writer With every new semester, students are faced with classes and one long wait in the bookstore to purchase books. Snaking its way through a narrow hallway and down a flight of steps to the basement of the Danna Center is a queue of students — their arms filled with textbooks. Jennifer Creel, English literature junior, will spend $350 this semester on books — a cost that she will cover entirely out-of-pocket. The cost of textbooks is determined ultimately by the publisher. The publisher issues a retail price for the book and the bookstore sells the book at that price. However, another cost factor is whether the book is new or used. According to Chris Cameron, director of the Danna Center and Student Services, the used book price cannot exceed 75 percent of the new book cost. Currently, the bookstore's distribution is about 40 percent used books and 60 percent new books. Cameron says he would like to see those numbers reversed, which would allow students to save money. Joseph Moore, French and chemistry freshman, is only paying about $ 150 for books this semester. "I lucked out, all of my books are used," he said. Not far down the line is advertising sophomore Kristen Turner who is planning on spending about $40() on books this semester. Turner said that the reason for the high cost was "mostly because all of my major books are new first editions." One of the bookstore's solutions to the high costs is a book adoption program. The program asks professors to submit a book adoption form by mid-term. The form asks the professor which books the class will use in the next semester. The earlier the bookstore knows which texts will be used the following semester, the sooner it can start ordering books, as well as looking for used books. Knowing if a book is going to be used the next semester improves the book's buyback value, which puts more money into students' pockets at the end of the semester. If a book is slated for adoption in the next semester, the bookstore buys the book back at 50 percent of the book's initial cost. STAFF PHOTO BY GILLIAN DICKER Elizabeth Fizer, political science junior, and psychology senior Fred Johnson search for textbooks in the basement of the Danna Center. Students experienced long lines in the bookstore during the first week of classes. GOING GREEK STAFF PHOTO BY GILLIAN DICKER Rho Chi and forensic science junior Kristen Rivera, Gamma Phi Beta's Emily Clark, English junior, Sarah Goodson, music business junior, and Courtney Becker, accounting sophomore, participate in the 2003 Bid Day activities. Bids from all of the on-campus sororities were given out on Monday, Jan. 13. This semester, 95 women recieved bids to join Loyola's four sororities. Before bids are given out, the sororities hold four days of various parties, which include an open house and a philanthropy night, to allow the women to choose between the groups. The parties increase in length each day and the women are only allowed to visit with two organizations on the final day before bids. During the recruitment process, a certain number of current members become Rho Chi's, who act as guidance counselors during the process. Rho Chi's disaffiliate with their current sororities during the Fall semester and remain disaffiliated until after Bid Day. Coca-Cola increases prices By Grace Wilson Staff writer Loyola students will be reaching a little deeper in their pockets this semester when they head to the Coke machine. Over the semester break, Coca- Cola raised the vending prices of their canned drinks from 50 to 60 cents. Bottles of soda from the vending machines remain $1. "Coke has wanted to increase the price for the last three years," Chris Cameron, director of the Danna Center and Student Services, said. Cameron said he has been able to hold off the price increase citing broken Express Card readers on the machines. "The company (Coca-Cola) has been fairly consistent with continued inquiries regarding the Express Card and Loyola fixing the machines," Cameron said. "Now that we have most of them back on-line on the main campus, Coke increased the prices." Cola-Cola has exclusive distribution rights on Loyola's campus, but the contract with the company will expire in 2006. "Coca-Cola by contract with the university determines the pricing of all its products," Cameron said. "The university does not have the right to refuse a vending increase." The change in price is not a Loyola professor fights SOA arrests Quigley files motion to block judge in protestors' arrests By Kate Perkins Staff writer Loyola law professor Bill Quigley filed a motion for the recusal of Magistrate G. Mallon Faircloth from the upcoming trials of protestors arrested Nov. 17 at Fort Benning,Ga. Quigley, director of Loyola's Poverty Law Center, said in the motion that Faircloth "has violated the Judicial Code of Ethics, the Due Process rights of defendants and the Congressional statutes on bias, prejudice and the appearance of impartiality." Faircloth refused to recuse himself and filed a document refuting the motion, but Quigley said those found guilty will have the right to appeal based on the issue addressed in the motion. The defendants, none of which are Loyola students, are involved with the SOA Watch, which every year protests the former School of Americas, now the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. In November, 85 protestors were arrested for trespassing. Quigley's motion says that Faircloth showed partiality by making ex parte statements to the press. Ex parte, meaning "onesided," is applied to statements made by officials to outsiders without the involvement of the other parties in a case. According to the Ledger-Inquirer of Columbus, Ga., the magistrate discussed the way the trial of protestors would be handled in an interview that was published the day before protestors were arrested. See BOOKS, Page 3 See COKE, Page 3 See QUIGLEY, Page 3 Forme^Loyola professor Paul Garvey resigns Loyola University New Orleans

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THE MAROON VOL. 81, NO. 13 FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2003 "For a greater Loyola" Students face few book choices Buy back policy provides students with little change By Earl Descant Contributing writer With every new semester, students are faced with classes and one long wait in the bookstore to purchase books. Snaking its way through a narrow hallway and down a flight of steps to the basement of the Danna Center is a queue of students — their arms filled with textbooks. Jennifer Creel, English literature junior, will spend $350 this semester on books — a cost that she will cover entirely out-of-pocket. The cost of textbooks is determined ultimately by the publisher. The publisher issues a retail price for the book and the bookstore sells the book at that price. However, another cost factor is whether the book is new or used. According to Chris Cameron, director of the Danna Center and Student Services, the used book price cannot exceed 75 percent of the new book cost. Currently, the bookstore's distribution is about 40 percent used books and 60 percent new books. Cameron says he would like to see those numbers reversed, which would allow students to save money. Joseph Moore, French and chemistry freshman, is only paying about $ 150 for books this semester. "I lucked out, all of my books are used," he said. Not far down the line is advertising sophomore Kristen Turner who is planning on spending about $40() on books this semester. Turner said that the reason for the high cost was "mostly because all of my major books are new first editions." One of the bookstore's solutions to the high costs is a book adoption program. The program asks professors to submit a book adoption form by mid-term. The form asks the professor which books the class will use in the next semester. The earlier the bookstore knows which texts will be used the following semester, the sooner it can start ordering books, as well as looking for used books. Knowing if a book is going to be used the next semester improves the book's buyback value, which puts more money into students' pockets at the end of the semester. If a book is slated for adoption in the next semester, the bookstore buys the book back at 50 percent of the book's initial cost. STAFF PHOTO BY GILLIAN DICKER Elizabeth Fizer, political science junior, and psychology senior Fred Johnson search for textbooks in the basement of the Danna Center. Students experienced long lines in the bookstore during the first week of classes. GOING GREEK STAFF PHOTO BY GILLIAN DICKER Rho Chi and forensic science junior Kristen Rivera, Gamma Phi Beta's Emily Clark, English junior, Sarah Goodson, music business junior, and Courtney Becker, accounting sophomore, participate in the 2003 Bid Day activities. Bids from all of the on-campus sororities were given out on Monday, Jan. 13. This semester, 95 women recieved bids to join Loyola's four sororities. Before bids are given out, the sororities hold four days of various parties, which include an open house and a philanthropy night, to allow the women to choose between the groups. The parties increase in length each day and the women are only allowed to visit with two organizations on the final day before bids. During the recruitment process, a certain number of current members become Rho Chi's, who act as guidance counselors during the process. Rho Chi's disaffiliate with their current sororities during the Fall semester and remain disaffiliated until after Bid Day. Coca-Cola increases prices By Grace Wilson Staff writer Loyola students will be reaching a little deeper in their pockets this semester when they head to the Coke machine. Over the semester break, Coca- Cola raised the vending prices of their canned drinks from 50 to 60 cents. Bottles of soda from the vending machines remain $1. "Coke has wanted to increase the price for the last three years," Chris Cameron, director of the Danna Center and Student Services, said. Cameron said he has been able to hold off the price increase citing broken Express Card readers on the machines. "The company (Coca-Cola) has been fairly consistent with continued inquiries regarding the Express Card and Loyola fixing the machines," Cameron said. "Now that we have most of them back on-line on the main campus, Coke increased the prices." Cola-Cola has exclusive distribution rights on Loyola's campus, but the contract with the company will expire in 2006. "Coca-Cola by contract with the university determines the pricing of all its products," Cameron said. "The university does not have the right to refuse a vending increase." The change in price is not a Loyola professor fights SOA arrests Quigley files motion to block judge in protestors' arrests By Kate Perkins Staff writer Loyola law professor Bill Quigley filed a motion for the recusal of Magistrate G. Mallon Faircloth from the upcoming trials of protestors arrested Nov. 17 at Fort Benning,Ga. Quigley, director of Loyola's Poverty Law Center, said in the motion that Faircloth "has violated the Judicial Code of Ethics, the Due Process rights of defendants and the Congressional statutes on bias, prejudice and the appearance of impartiality." Faircloth refused to recuse himself and filed a document refuting the motion, but Quigley said those found guilty will have the right to appeal based on the issue addressed in the motion. The defendants, none of which are Loyola students, are involved with the SOA Watch, which every year protests the former School of Americas, now the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. In November, 85 protestors were arrested for trespassing. Quigley's motion says that Faircloth showed partiality by making ex parte statements to the press. Ex parte, meaning "onesided," is applied to statements made by officials to outsiders without the involvement of the other parties in a case. According to the Ledger-Inquirer of Columbus, Ga., the magistrate discussed the way the trial of protestors would be handled in an interview that was published the day before protestors were arrested. See BOOKS, Page 3 See COKE, Page 3 See QUIGLEY, Page 3 Forme^Loyola professor Paul Garvey resigns Loyola University New Orleans